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Clothing and shoe stores in Sierra County, NM

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Sierra County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,762 of 2,087 scored counties
#12 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,307 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
9.2
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,395
−1.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Sierra County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing and shoe stores, ranking #1,762 of 2,087 scored counties and #12 of 22 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Sierra County spend about $7.1M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,307 per household, 36% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 clothing and shoe stores, that is $1.4M per store, 12% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores.

Sierra County has 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 44% across the U.S. That comes to 9.2 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores in Sierra County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sierra County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Sierra County compares

The same measures for New Mexico and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing and shoe stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Clothing and shoe stores in Sierra County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureSierra CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households9.214.116.2
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.2M$1.3M
Households per official establishmentn/a1,5741,273
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−13.4%−12.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,307$1,645$2,055
Median household income$41,600$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score2834

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
8Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Sierra County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Sierra County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,395−1.4% since 2020
Households
5,440
Median age
53.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
4,181 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$41,600+39.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$54,369
Median home value
$152,600
Jobs located here
3,194
Daytime population
10,971Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing and shoe stores across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for clothing and shoe stores, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Sierra County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for clothing and shoe stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM88203.5$5.2M+6.9%#36 of 2,087
2Valencia County, NM63228.0$1.9M+7.2%#573 of 2,087
3Doña Ana County, NM55758.8$1.7M+4.1%#849 of 2,087
4Otero County, NM54249.8$1.6M+3.7%#889 of 2,087
5Rio Arriba County, NM47106.4$2.4M−1.0%#1,146 of 2,087
6Eddy County, NM433012.7$1.4M+0.3%#1,288 of 2,087
7Luna County, NM371111.9$1.1M−0.2%#1,500 of 2,087
8Cibola County, NM3389.4$1.5M−0.6%#1,613 of 2,087
9Bernalillo County, NM3143915.4$1.1M−1.4%#1,670 of 2,087
10San Miguel County, NM29119.2$1.6M−3.2%#1,735 of 2,087
12Sierra County, NM2859.2$1.4M−1.4%#1,762 of 2,087

Other business types in Sierra County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing and shoe stores are in Sierra County, NM?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 clothing and shoe stores in Sierra County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores in Sierra County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Sierra County, NM spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $7.1M a year, or $1,307 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per store. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,440 households in Sierra County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sierra County, NM compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?

Sierra County has 9.2 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $1.4M, 12% above the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the U.S. ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Sierra County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Sierra County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Sierra County at 11,395 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,440 households. Median household income in Sierra County is $41,600, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.8%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Sierra County scores 28 for clothing and shoe stores (lower middle), #1,762 of 2,087 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing and shoe stores · All 56 business types in Sierra County

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